Medical Xpress - 2017-04-17 16:54:09 +0000 - Reading time 2 mins - Share : Less than a year after publishing research identifying a single genetic mutation that caused multiple sclerosis (MS) in two Canadian families, scientists at the University of British Columbia have found a combination of two other mutations in another family that made them highly susceptible to th...

Naturalnews.com / Tracey Watson - 2017-04-14 12:02:33 +0000 - Reading time 3 mins - Share : (Natural News) Dr. Quan Vuong of the University of Newcastle in Australia, has made a controversial claim that has tea lovers the world over voicing their feelings on social media and elsewhere. Dr. Vuong, who investigates ways to improve the nutritional value of natural products, says that the h...

Naturalnews.com / Earl Garcia - 2017-04-06 00:51:15 +0000 - Reading time 2 mins - Share : (Natural News) Researchers at the Queen Mary University of London found that vitamin D supplementation keep respiratory diseases such as cough and colds at bay. Data show that vitamin D supplementation resulted in a 12 percent reduction in the proportion of patients suffering at least one acu...

New Scientist - 2017-04-05 16:02:26 +0000 - Reading time 2 mins - Share : A drug used in Asia for decades to treat strokes has been found to soften the armour of pancreatic tumours, making them vulnerable to chemotherapy
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Medical Xpress - 2017-04-03 03:07:00 +0000 - Reading time 2 mins - Share : People living in parts of Ontario with better access to preventive health care had lower rates of cardiac events compared to residents of regions with less access, found a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Naturalnews.com / Rhonda Johansson - 2017-03-31 13:01:04 +0000 - Reading time 3 mins - Share : (Natural News) The venom of one of the world’s deadliest spiders could potentially be used by stroke patients to protect against brain damage — although more research is needed before this becomes standard treatment. One bite from the Australian funnel web spider can kill an average-sized hu...

Naturalnews.com / Gregory Van Dyke - 2017-03-31 12:50:57 +0000 - Reading time 2 mins - Share : (Natural News) Exotic honey can be used as a powerful alternative when treating one of the deadliest infections in the U.S. today. A report published in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents confirms that exotic honey can battle antibiotic-resistant infections, like Clostridium dif...

Discover Magazine - 2017-03-13 09:51:04 +0000 - Reading time < 1 mins - Share : Living in countries like the U.S., Australia, and the U.K., it can be all too easy to forget that snakebites are a serious and neglected global medical problem. It's estimated that upwards of 4.5 million people are envenomated by snakes every year; about half of them suffer serious injuries i...

ScienceDaily - 2017-03-09 10:38:27 +0000 - Reading time < 1 mins - Share : DNA in hair samples collected from Aboriginal people across Australia in the early to mid-1900s has revealed that populations have been continuously present in the same regions for up to 50,000 years -- soon after the peopling of Australia.

Medical Xpress - 2017-01-26 03:15:24 +0000 - Reading time 1 mins - Share : Healthcare professionals have high variation in judgement when assessing the same claimant for disability benefits, finds a review published by The BMJ today.

NPR / Jessica Boddy - 2017-01-25 12:20:57 +0000 - Reading time 2 mins - Share : Having a first period by age 11 and never having children were both associated with premature menopause, which this study defines as menopause by age 40.(Image credit: Getty Images)
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Medical Xpress - 2017-01-25 16:31:08 +0000 - Reading time 3 mins - Share : Once breast cancer spreads through the body, it can degrade a patient's healthy bones, causing numerous problems. Scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have identified a new way that bones get destroyed through cancer. And they've also learned how to block that d...

Medical Xpress - 2017-01-24 13:39:06 +0000 - Reading time 3 mins - Share : Promising, early studies of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease have paved a path for future clinical trials, but there are unique ethical challenges with this vulnerable population regarding decision making and post-study treatment access that need to be address...

Scientificamerican.com / Karen Hopkin - 2017-01-23 23:05:10 +0000 - Reading time 2 mins - Share : A study examines the effects of a high-sugar diet on the life spans of fruit flies. Another studies how the flies’ appetite-suppressing pathways may be similar to ours. Karen Hopkin...

The Guardian / Steve Hewlett - 2017-01-21 19:52:24 +0000 - Reading time 6 mins - Share : Continuing his account of his illness, Steve Hewlett suffers a setback as he waits nervously for new drugsNow sharp-eyed readers may have spotted that this diary starts the day before the last one was published! By way of a little back story, my doctors have been trying to get me on to a clinical...

New Scientist - 2017-01-09 11:43:56 +0000 - Reading time 2 mins - Share : Mothers prefer to hold children on the left, and animal young prefer to approach their mother from one side, too. Asymmetry in the brain may explain why

The Guardian / Guardian Staff - 2017-01-06 12:09:15 +0000 - Reading time 7 mins - Share : Open letter: There is an important debate to be had about screen time, but we need quality research and evidence to support itMoral panic about the impact of new technologies on our behaviour and development is not new. Socrates railed against the dangers of writing for fear that it would nurture...

New Scientist - 2017-01-03 07:31:03 +0000 - Reading time 2 mins - Share : Codeine-related deaths have doubled in Australia since 2000. The country is following the US by making codeine prescription only, but the UK has no such plans

Naturalnews.com / Robert Jonathan - 2016-12-28 18:04:06 +0000 - Reading time 3 mins - Share : (NaturalNews) A published study by researchers in Australia suggests that insufficient vitamin D levels among pregnant women may increase the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in their children. Moreover, vitamin D supplements may be able to reduce the autism risk, according to the sam...